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Polynya

A polynya (/pəˈlɪnjə/) is an area of open water surrounded by sea ice. It is now used as a geographical term for an area of unfrozen seawater within otherwise contiguous pack ice or fast ice. It is a loanword from the Russian word polynya (полынья; .mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references…

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Polynya

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples89
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
Components1

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related to External links · 21
Polynya → Alaska, April, Atmospheres, Bibcode, Clare, Cuesta, David, Diana, Eayrs, February, Francis, Geophysical Research, Holland, Journal, Juan, Maud Rise Polynya, NASA Earth Observatory, North Water Polynya Study, NOW, Polar
related to Human dependency · 17
Polynya → Arctic, Canada, For, Greenland, Greenland's, Inuit, It, Norse, North Water Polynya, Polynyas, Qaanaaq, Qeqertat, Savissivik, Siorapaluk, There, Thule, Today
related to Biological production · 10
Polynya → Adélie, Antarctica, Cape Royds, In, Increased, Listed, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea Polynya, The, Therefore
related to Arctic navigation · 9
Polynya → Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Fleet, In, Navy, North Pole, Pacific Fleet, USS Seadragon, USS Skate, When
related to Ecology · 7
Polynya → Because, Canada, Greenland, In, North Water Polynya, Polar, Some
related to Formation · 6
Polynya → Antarctic, Coastal, Latent, The, This, When
related to Antarctic bottom water · 5
Polynya → AABW, Antarctic, Coastal, It, Southern Ocean
related to Polynya blooms · 5
Polynya → Furthermore, Specifically, The, This, While

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ice water polynyas sea open pack also polar area north mid-sea antarctic arctic away production heat within coastal bottom blooms

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
a coastlineinstance ofwhich act to drive ice away from a fixed boundary0.80text
fast iceinstance ofwhich act to drive ice away from a fixed boundary0.80text
or an ice bridgeinstance ofwhich act to drive ice away from a fixed boundary0.80text
walrusesinstance ofmarine mammals0.80text
narwhalsinstance ofmarine mammals0.80text
and belugas that do not migrate south remain thereinstance ofmarine mammals0.80text
fishinstance ofpolynyas are a critical food source for a variety of organisms0.80text
birdsinstance ofpolynyas are a critical food source for a variety of organisms0.80text
and marine mammalsinstance ofpolynyas are a critical food source for a variety of organisms0.80text
Polynyarelated to Antarctic bottom waterAntarctic0.60section
Polynyarelated to Antarctic bottom waterAABW0.60section
Polynyarelated to Antarctic bottom waterSouthern Ocean0.60section

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